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Question 1

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The source of extrinsic motivation lies with actually performing the behavior and not with its consequences.

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Question 2

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Steve is a broker of a large financial company and is motivated by his sales commission.Steve is therefore intrinsically motivated.

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Extrinsically motivated behavior is that which is performed out of a desire to work for the welfare of society.

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Drew works by the company's code of conduct only because he knows that not doing so will get him fired.Drew's motivation is intrinsic.

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A person who is extrinsically motivated cannot be prosocially motivated at the same time.

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Providing employees with highly valent outcomes has the potential to reduce turnover.

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According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, the lowest level of unmet needs in the hierarchy is the prime motivator of behavior.

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According to Herzberg, satisfying hygiene needs is a more efficient way to ensure high levels of job satisfaction than satisfying motivator needs.

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Goal-setting theory suggests that generic and easy goals will stimulate high motivation and performance.

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According to the operant conditioning theory, managers can motivate organization members to perform in ways that help an organization achieve its goals by linking the performance of specific behaviors to the attainment of specific outcomes.

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Identifying the right behavior for positive reinforcement is a straightforward and easy task.

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Observational learning occurs when a person becomes motivated to perform a behavior by watching another person performing the behavior and being positively reinforced for doing so.

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From a motivation standpoint, stock options are used to reward them for past performance.

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A merit pay plan is a compensation plan that bases pay on performance.

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The Scanlon plan motivates employees to propose and implement cost-cutting strategies because they can receive a percentage of the cost savings.

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Question 16

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_____ is central to management because it explains what drives or will drive people to achieve organizational goals.

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Determinism

Motivation

Ethnocentrism

Structuralism

Positivism

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Question 17

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Fletcher met all the goals his manager set him, despite being faced with several obstacles.He won the Employee of the Year award for his diligence.Fletcher is

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high on defeatism.

low on achievement.

low on motivation.

low on effort.

high on persistence.

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Question 18

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Which of the following is true about Michael, a manager of stellar performance, who is driven by intrinsic motivation?

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The source of his motivation lies with the bonus paycheck he receives with each accomplishment.

The source of his motivation lies with performing his role well and achieving organizational goals.

He is motivated by the societal recognition and fame his achievements bring him.

The source of his motivation lies with the censure that failure would bring him.

He is motivated by the promotion his performance will necessitate.

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Question 19

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The source of _____ motivation lies with actually performing the behavior, and motivation comes from doing the work itself.

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extrinsic

ethnocentric

xenocentric

intrinsic

operational

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Question 20

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The source of _____ motivation lies with the acquisition of material or social rewards.

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extrinsic

operational

intrinsic

ethnocentric

experiential

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